It’s high time we talk about the uncircumcised penis and its effect on men’s health and sexual lives. Here are five things that everyone should know regarding the uncircumcised penis.
- It is normal
If you ask people of all cultures, not many of them have had their penises circumcised.
Circumcision is just still a big thing in the USA and for the most part, in other highly religious countries like major Muslim countries.
But when talking about the USA, a lot of people have considered circumcision as the norm, so they do it even without religious reasons.
According to a Planned Parenthood blog response to a concerned female, 60% of boys are circumcised at birth in the US. This means that the rest are uncircumcised.
Thus it’s fairly normal to encounter both penises, as per a blog titled “My boyfriend is uncircumcised, is that bad?”
The most intriguing part is their attitude toward the uncircumcised penis.
A lot of females in the USA think that an uncircumcised penis is weird or dirty, but that is far from the truth.
A penis circumcision status shouldn’t create any issues with their female partner. The only difference is the absence of a foreskin on a circumcised penis.
Either of these work much the same according to a Healthline publication dated May 20, 2019, titled “Circumcised vs. Uncircumcised: Pros and Cons to Consider” article.
Whether or not a man’s penis is dirty largely depends on whether or not he cleans it properly, and regularly enough.
An uncircumcised penis is normal because that is exactly how it was made, anyway.
Although there were previous comments that circumcision leads to the loss of sensitivity of the penis, this situation hasn’t been corroborated.
A PubMed Central 2012 study report “Does sexual function survey in Denmark offer any support for male circumcision having adverse effects” doesn’t provide evidence that circumcised men have any long-term effects on sexual function.
Circumcision makes it weird instead because that is a human’s part in changing its natural flaccid shape.
- It principally functions the same way as a circumcised penis
People may wonder a lot whether the uncircumcised penis is any different than the circumcised penis in terms of its sexual functions.
As such, several studies have been conducted to see if there is indeed any significant difference between the two models of the penis and the result?
Functionally, though, there aren’t any differences between circumcised and uncircumcised men. The foreskin removal only creates aesthetic differences when the penis is in a flaccid state.
According to a Men’s Health article titled “What to Know About Circumcised vs. Uncircumcised Penises”, you may see the urethra opening and the gland of a circumcised penis, while the area is covered by the hood in an uncircumcised one.
As it turns out, there is no difference between the two. At least, not so significant that anyone should be jealous of each other or vice versa.
Even in terms of sensitivity, there is generally no significant difference in the penis variety itself. If anything, if there is any sense of difference, it is on the individual’s feelings.
Still, due to the constant cover the foreskin provides to the glands, uncircumcised penises experience only a slightly elevated sensitivity.
According to a 2013 Reuters report titled “Male circumcision tied to sexual pleasure, report that men with foreskins reported between 0.2 to 0.4 points higher sensitivity on their penis head than their circumcised counterparts.
Some differences that have been found are more on the technical side and they are so subtle that essentially no one would notice it during sex.
Some men have raised concerns about whether being circumcised helps to make them last longer in bed due to subdued sensitivity.
But a study written in the Pristyn Care publication confirmed that there is no difference in how long both circumcised and uncircumcised men last in bed. The report is called “Can Circumcision Make You Last Longer?”
So aside from the shapes themselves, both penises are pretty similar.
- An uncircumcised penis is like a naturally rigged condom
As you are all aware, the uncircumcised penis has an extra layer of skin that did not get removed when the man was a baby (as is common in some countries, especially the USA as a non-Muslim country).
An uncircumcised penis doesn’t alter the physical appearance of the man. Instead, it affects the appearance of the penis itself.
But when erect, it rolled behind the glands, forming a rigged ring around the penis gland. Still, circumcised or not, the size of the penis remains the same.
This is per a report published in the ICliniq publication titled “Circumcised vs. Uncircumcised Penis – What Is the Difference”.
Then, the extra skin (which is natural, by the way) gets retracted back a little when the man with this variety of a penis gets a hard-on.
There are four different kinds of foreskins. They include normal (retractable), Redundant prepuce (adhered), partial prepuce (partially separates), and phimosis (unretractable foreskin).
These varying overlaps on the glans resemble rigged condoms, according to a Yashoda Hospitals publication titled “Foreskin: Its types, causes, symptoms diagnosis and treatments”.
This retracted skin can add extra sensation to both the man and the woman and may feel like having sex with a condom that has a rigged effect.
Still, not saying you should be having sex without a condom if you are not trying to have a baby, though.
Meanwhile, for men with uncircumcised penises, the extra skin adds that little pressure that makes sex feel better for him as well.
Of course, if you are already circumcised and no longer have that natural skin you once had as a baby, it is not necessary to be sad and envious. You can always just opt for a condom instead.
According to Medical News Publication on “What to know about circumcised and uncircumcised penises”, the difference between the two members in terms of appearance is the foreskin.
The effects on sexual performance are still debated, while men with uncircumcised penises need to do more frequent cleaning of their penises to avoid smegma and bacterial buildup behind the foreskin.
- Most people in the world are not circumcised
True. Most other men in the world are not circumcised, so what’s the big deal?
A report published by the World Population Review, “Circumcision by Country 2023” supports this data. About 30% of men worldwide are circumcised, meaning that the majority have foreskin.
Still, the circumcision rate varies from country to country, with the highest prevalence in Muslim-majority and Jewish-populated regions of the world. The highest incidence is in the Middle East and North Africa.
In Muslim countries like Morocco and Iran, more than 99 percent of the male population is circumcised for religious reasons, meanwhile, in the USA, more than 80% of the male population is circumcised for both religious and customary reasons.
Even then, these few countries are just a patch in the bigger fabric of world societies. When you think about it from this perspective, an uncircumcised penis is actually what the “norm” all over the world is.
Shocking, huh? Probably yes if you are from the USA.
There has been a growing awareness about male circumcision and more people want to put a stop to this body mutilation that is seen as unethical.
According to 2016 PubMed Central, 37% to 39% of men worldwide are circumcised. The main reasons for voluntary circumcision of medical and hygiene factors. A previous study linking foreskin and HIV prevalence, especially in Sub-sahara Africa, is also responsible.
But the majority of boy infants are circumcised at birth to fulfill religious and cultural obligations.
It is considered unethical because the babies are too young to give their consent about what other people can and cannot do to their bodies.
According to a Wikipedia report titled “Prevalence of Circumcision”, the worldwide circumcision rate stands at 38%, though it continues to rise.
It lists two studies that support this trend due to religious and cultural practices. But prophylactic health reasons are also propelling this procedure, spearheaded by a joint effort of the WHO and Joint UN Program on HIV/AIDS.
- Circumcision in South Korea is declining rapidly
Out of all East Asian countries, South Korea is the only country that has a significant rate of male circumcision. This was brought on by the American culture after World War II.
Peer pressure and the mistaken notion about penis phimosis led to the extraordinarily high rate of circumcision by Korean males.
A report published by PubMed Advance publication attributes the reasons for the high circumcision amongst Korean men. It’s available in a publication titled “Extraordinarily high rate of male circumcision in South Korea: history and underlying causes”.
However, studies have found that in the recent decade circumcision in South Korea has declined more rapidly than in the USA.
It is probably the highest decline rate in the world. And the reason? Information and education.
More South Korean males are realizing that circumcision is unnecessary and can be considered body mutilation, so they have chosen not to do it.
Before 2000, most of the information availed to Korean parents and men dwelled on the benefits of circumcision, including the right time, benefits, and methods of this incision.
But afterward, though, a balance outlook started developing. Thus mainstream media started taming their hitherto aggressive campaign for circumcision.
These reasons offer a glimpse into reasons behind the “Decline in male circumcision in South Korea”, as posted in the 2012 PubMed Central publication.
It’s because in South Korea circumcision is not considered as part of religious practice.
The decline in circumcision in South Korea is drastic, dropping from a high of 75.8% during the 1990s to 25.2% in the 2000s. About one million more men are currently uncircumcised.
Perhaps additional research and information is needed to demystify previous misinformation regarding circumcision. A PubMed Central report titled “Decline in male circumcision in South Korea” outlines the trend.
Oh, if you’re wondering, unlike in the USA, in South Korea circumcision is a personal choice by the person himself and is usually done when he is at least 14-17 years of age.
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- British men get rejected for their uncircumcised penises!
Men from the United Kingdom can get baffled by the fact that most women in the USA can just reject them… for their penis. Yup!
This is quite a shocking cultural difference. Well, the thing is, most men in the UK are not circumcised. Do you want to know the statistics?
Well, only up to 8.5% of males in the UK are circumcised! That’s not even 10% of the entire population.
The majority of studies infer that most women, not only exclusively from the US prefer circumcised men. Circumcision is associated with better penis appearance, greater hygiene, reduced risk of infection, and enhanced sexual activity.
These attributes are found in a Sexual Medicine Publication titled “Sex and Male Circumcision: Women’s Preferences Across Different Cultures and Countries: A Systematic Review”.
So, whilst a woman from the USA gets easily intrigued by a guy with a British accent, once they are in the bedroom and the woman finds that the man’s penis is uncircumcised, she may flee the spot, just like that.
According to a publication by the Washington Post, the circumcision rate in the US is the highest in the Northern Hemisphere.
The report titled “Americans truly are exceptional – at least when it comes to circumcision” states that between 76% and 92% of American males are circumcised.
Thus American women most likely haven’t seen an uncircumcised penis.
Wow, there are quite a few anecdotes about how British guys are super baffled by this.. and kind of feel insulted? But that is how things go in the USA.
But the preference for circumcised men isn’t an entirely an American women’s attitude. Numerous studies indicate that a majority of women across geographical and racial boundaries opt for men without foreskin.
Mothers opted for their sons’ circumcision due to many reasons, according to an article titled “Do women prefer circumcised or uncircumcised penises?” published in BFTOnline.
- Female circumcision is NOT the same as male circumcision
In some countries, very tribal people perform circumcision for female babies. They consider the operation just the same as boys’ circumcision, but in reality, it is not so at all.
Male circumcision isn’t comparable to Female genital mutilation. Women suffer many complication such as difficulties urinating, dysmenorrhea, and haematocolpos – blood retention in the vagina.
Still, their labor is prolonged and extreme excruciating as per the 2011 thebmj journal titled “Circumcision of Boys and Girls: why the double standards”
There are significant differences between these two procedures. Male circumcision is done for cultural and religious reasons.
However female genital circumcision is based on suppressing their sexual functions and behavior, as well as subduing their status in society.
Female genital mutilation has long-term reproductive health effects. These complications are considered under “Female Genital Cutting: Considerations for the Western Physician”.
The report is available in PubMed Central publication.
When a boy’s penis gets circumcised, only the flap of skin on the tip of his penis gets removed. This generally does not affect the way the boy can enjoy sex when he is an adult.
But the female circumcision that these people do removes the clitoral parts of the female babies’ body and this is wrong.
Removing a female’s clitoral parts or even the labia is the equivalent of removing a boy’s phallus altogether!
There are no medical reasons at all for this practice and many protests have been voiced to stop this horrific cultural practice from continuing to hurt girls in the affected areas.
The degree of excision and trauma involved in female genital mutilation is extensive and severe, since it includes the removal of the genital organs.
It involved the removal of the clitoris (called Clitoridectomy) and even the labia (called Infibulation), according to a report presented by the Ontario Human Rights Commission titled “What is Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)”.
